I tried one of my all Cascade hop Blonde ales last night and I have to say it might be the best beer I have ever made. It’s light body allows the hop character to shine through very well.

I am adding the recipe to my list as a keeper for sure! Here it is.

Cascading Blonde Ale

Grains

•    5.0 lbs Pale Malt 2-Row
•    2.0 lbs Pilsner Ale Malt

Hops

•    0.5oz Cascade @ 60min
•    0.5oz Cascade @ 20min
•    0.5oz Cascade @ 10min
•    0.5oz Cascade @ 0min

Misc

•    1 tsp Yeast Nutrient
•    1 package Nottingham Yeast, rehydrated in ½ cup warm water

Procedures

•    Conditioned malt, milled once
•    Brew-in-a-Bag
•    Single Step Mash, ~140F-145F, 60 minutes, 2 gallons
•    Sparge, 4 gallons
•    60 minute boil
•    Freezie-pop Ice bath (45 minutes to bring to pitching temperature)

Beer Profile

•    Batch Size – 4.5 gallons
•    Actual OG: 1.041 (Eff: 70%), Estimated FG: 1.004 (4.7% ABV)
•    IBU – 25